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Outer Banks’ final season will not disappoint as it concludes with a bang.
In an interview with *ScreenRant’s *Ash Crossan, the cast of Outer Banks opens up about where the Pogues and their allies ultimately land in its final chapter, with the stars expressing their satisfaction with how the Netflix series brings their characters’ journeys to a close. After five seasons filled with treasure hunts, shifting alliances, family conflicts, romance, and loss, the actors believe *Outer Banks *season 5 gives their characters a meaningful conclusion.
Drew Starkey, who plays Rafe Cameron, explained that he was more than happy with how his character’s story ends. According to Starkey, concluding so many interconnected character arcs after five seasons was always going to be difficult, especially given the number of storylines the series has developed over the years. However, he felt that Rafe ultimately reaches a state of peace after spending much of the show dealing with personal drama.
*I feel good. I feel like there’s a bit of resolution. It’s hard to resolve all these characters over the course of five seasons. There’s a lot of storylines that go on. But no, I’m feeling good. I’m feeling like Rafe has found a bit of peace after years of torment. I think it landed in a place that I felt good about, for sure. *
That type of closure also applies to Jonathan Daviss’ Pope Heyward. Pope has been very ambitious throughout *Outer Banks’ five-season *run. His goals have changed and evolved with him as a character. These pursuits ranged from securing his future academically to becoming involved with the Pogues’ dangerous search for treasures.
Daviss states that Pope’s conclusion does not necessarily give him everything he ever wanted. Instead, he finishes the series in a position that better reflects what he actually needs after everything he has gone through. The actor viewed that creative decision as an important part of Pope’s growth, especially after years of instability.
*I think, with Pope, he’s had so many different goals throughout the series - from the scholarship, to the cross, to the second goal, to the crown, to the gold again. I think both [Pope and John B.] have so many different treasures and so many different motivations and so many different wants. In trying, over the course of five seasons of the show, to wrap everything up in a tight bow, I think he comes out better. It might not be exactly what he thought he wanted when he started, but I think he gets what he needed. *
Chase Stokes, who portrays John B., believes that his ending connects directly to what motivated the character when Outer Banks began. John started off the series dealing with the disappearance of his father and the possibility that authorities could ruin his life. Although treasure became an enormous part of his journey, Stokes thinks that what his character really wants is a family.
By the end of the story, John has found an unconventional family through the relationships he developed with the Pogues. Stokes explains that this chosen family was what he had been searching for from the very beginning. So, his character finally gets the happy ending that he deserves.
I think we meet John B. really longing for family, and he gets that. It’s his found family that becomes the actual family that he has forever. And I think he wants peace. That’s really what all of this stems from in the beginning. “I need peace because if my dad’s not going to be here, then DCS is going to come after me.” There’s loss along the way, and to finally find this resolution, he’s found peace, and he’s got his family around him. And I think that’s exactly where he was at the beginning of the show.
Madelyn Cline was just as positive about Sarah Cameron’s fate. She said she was happy with the ending and wouldn’t change a single thing about it. Cline described the end of Sarah’s story as sweet, saying that the character receives an emotionally satisfying conclusion after her rough journey.
*I’m happy, and I wouldn’t change it. I wouldn’t change a thing. I’m very, very happy with the ending. It was really sweet. *
Madison Bailey also approved of Kiara Carrera’s ending. She believes Kiara receives about as happy a conclusion as could reasonably be expected. The actor jokingly questioned one detail involving Kiara buying her wealthy parents a boat.
I think, all things considered, Kiara had the happiest ending that she could have. And I think that’s important. I don’t know if I would’ve bought my rich parents a boat… But no, there’s nothing I would change, actually. I’m just kidding.
Carlacia Grant had one minor issue with Cleo’s final storyline. Grant would have preferred Cleo to be physically present alongside the others when the group finally received the gold. However, she did not see that absence as a major problem with the finale and was overall satisfied with the work that they’d done.
My only thing was I definitely wanted Cleo to be there when everyone got the gold. That was my only qualm. Well, qualm is a stretch, but I did express that. But I love that she and Pope got to stay together.
All episodes of Outer Banks season 5 are now available to stream on Netflix.
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